Speech Without Words | São Paulo
It is amazing how words become powerless in foreign lands. Outside of his home country, an eloquent speaker can suddenly become a clumsy buffoon in places where his words mean nothing. This is often how we felt during our first week at camp here in São Paulo, Brazil. Quickly after arriving, we encountered the difficulties…
Love | Relief Found in a Feeding Trough?
Of all the best of human emotions, I would have to say “relief” comes close to topping the list. Before you write me off, think about it for a moment. Have you ever experienced an excruciating amount of pain, conflict, or suffering, and then, after some period of time you received relief from it? The…
Being Thankful is About Being Present
The reason we call it thankful is because when you live out of a place of thanks there is fullness. The author of Attitudes of Gratitude, M.J. Ryan did some research into positive psychology and found that, “One of the incredible truths about gratitude it that it is impossible to feel both the positive emotion…